2025–26 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big Ten) |
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| Associate head coach | Doug Wojcik (7th overall season) |
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| Home arena | Breslin Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 28, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team will represent Michigan State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans will be led by 31st-year head coach Tom Izzo and will play their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Spartans finished the 2024–25 season 30–7, 17–3 in Big Ten play to win the regular season championship by three games. They defeated Oregon in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Wisconsin. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region for the 27th consecutive tournament, the nation's longest active streak.[1] They defeated Bryant in the first round[2] and New Mexico in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.[3] It marked the 16th Sweet Sixteen appearance under Izzo and the school's 22nd overall.[4] MSU defeated Ole Miss to advance to the Elite Eight[5] where they lost to overall No. 1 seed Auburn.[6]
The Big Ten named Tom Izzo the conference's coach of the year for the fourth time.[7] Freshman Jase Richardson was selected to the All-Big Ten third team and the All-Freshman team. Jaden Akins was named to the All-Defensive team and the coaches' third team. Associate head coach Doug Wojcik was named the Howard Moore assistant coach of the year.[8]
The Spartans were led by Akins with 12.8 points per game and Richardson with 12.1 points per game. Jeremy Fears Jr. averaged 4.4 assists per game while Jaxon Kohler averaged 7.5 rebounds.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]On April 1, 2025, it was announced that forward Xavier Booker and guards Tre Holloman and Gehrig Norman had entered the transfer portal.[9] On April 8, freshman guard Jase Richardson announced he would enter the NBA draft.[10] On April 4, Booker announced he was transferring to UCLA.[11] On April 11, Holloman announced he would play for NC State.[12] Normand announced he would transfer to Santa Clara on April 20.[13]
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Jaden Akins | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sr | Farmington, MI | Graduated |
| Xavier Booker | 34 | F | 6'11" | 240 | SO | Indianapolis, IN | transferred to UCLA |
| Frankie Fidler | 8 | G | 6'7" | 217 | Sr | Bellevue, NE | Graduated |
| Tre Holloman | 5 | G | 6'2" | 185 | JR | St. Paul, MN | transferred to NC State |
| Gehrig Normand | 7 | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS FR | North Richland Hills, TX | transferred to Santa Clara |
| Jase Richardson | 11 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Fr | Las Vegas, NV | NBA draft |
| Szymon Zapala | 10 | C | 7'0" | 245 | Sr | Zaborze, Poland | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]On April 10, 2025, Florida Atlantic forward Kaleb Glenn announced he would transfer to Michigan State.[14] On April 18, Samford guard Trey Fort announced he would also transfer to Michigan State.[15]
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Trey Fort | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sr | Florence, MS | Samford | |
| Kaleb Glenn | F | 6'6" | 210 | Jr | La Porte, IN | Florida Atlantic |
Recruiting class
[edit]On October 10, 2024, MSU received its first commit in the 2025 recruiting class when four-star small forward Jordan Scott announced he would play for the Spartans in 2025.[16] On October 20, four-star power forward Cam Ward announced he would also play for Michigan State in 2025.[17]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Jordan Scott SF |
Reston, VA | South Lakes High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | October 10, 2024 (verbal) | |
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
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| Cam Ward PF |
Upper Marlboro, MD | Largo High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | October 22, 2024 (verbal) | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 85
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Schedule and results
[edit]The Spartans will once again participate in the Champions Classic.[18] The Spartans will participate in the Fort Myers Tip-Off for the first time.[19] On April 29, 2025, the Big Ten announced the conference opponents for the Spartans. MSU will face Indiana, Michigan, and Rutgers twice.[20] They will play Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State, UCLA, and USC at home while playing Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, and Wisconsin on the road.[21]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 18, 2025* TBA, ESPN |
vs. Kentucky Champions Classic |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
| November 2025* TBA |
vs. TBA Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach division |
Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Roster
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References
[edit]- ^ Earegood, Connor. "No. 2 seed Michigan State to open against Bryant in NCAA Tournament: 'We're prepared ...'". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ^ "Michigan State pounds pesky 15-seed Bryant in second half of NCAA Tournament opener". 247Sports. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ Williams, Justin (March 24, 2025). "Tom Izzo 'won't do cartwheels over it,' but he and Michigan State are back in the Sweet 16". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ "Michigan State Spartans, coach Tom Izzo earn 16th trip to Sweet 16 - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ "Michigan State 73-70 Ole Miss (Mar 28, 2025) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ^ "Auburn 70-64 Michigan State (Mar 30, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ^ "Tom Izzo is Big Ten Coach of the Year, Purdue's Braden Smith wins Player of the Year". FOX Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ "Michigan State's Tre Holloman and Xavier Booker enter transfer portal". Yahoo Sports. April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ "MSU freshman Richardson to enter NBA draft". ESPN.com. April 8, 2025. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ "UCLA lands Michigan State transfer Booker". ESPN.com. April 5, 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ Fleischman, Noah (April 13, 2025). "Michigan State transfer G Tre Holloman commits to NC State". On3. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ mwenzel2@mlive.com, Matt Wenzel | (April 20, 2025). "Michigan State guard names transfer destination". mlive. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Oszust, Owen (April 10, 2025). "Former FAU forward Kaleb Glenn commits to Michigan State basketball". WILX. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ Earegood, Connor. "Spartans land Samford guard Trey Fort from transfer portal". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ Solari, Chris. "Michigan State basketball lands four-star 2025 recruit Jordan Scott over Maryland, VT". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Solari, Chris. "Michigan State basketball adds top-50 forward Cam Ward to 2025 recruiting class". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Gridnev, Maria (October 22, 2024). "State Farm® Champions Classic Returns to New York in 2025". ESPN Events. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ^ "Michigan State, North Carolina to Play in 2025 Fort Myers Tip-Off". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ^ Hawkins, James. "Big Ten announces 2025-26 conference matchups for Michigan, Michigan State basketball". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Bondy, Robert. "MSU basketball's Big Ten schedule home, away draw for next season released". Spartans Wire. Retrieved April 30, 2025.